Born: 14.3.1959
Marital status: Married + 4
Education
1982: B.S. - Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles
1982-1986: M.D. – Medical Degree, University of California, Los Angeles
1986-1987: Internship: Pres/St. Luke’s Hospitals Denver, Colorado
1987-1989: M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
1989-1990: General Surgery Residency: University of California Los Angeles
1990-1995: Orthopedic Surgery Residency: University of Southern California
1995-1996 Fellowship in Hand, Wrist, Elbow, and Microsurgery: UCLA
Professional Courses
1998: Disorders of the Wrist
1999: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2001: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2001: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2003: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2005: ASSH “The Elbow: Unforgiving Joint”`
2006: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2007: ASSH Advanced Tech in Elbow Surgery
2007: Advanced Elbow Invited Teachers Course: Arthroscopy Mayo Clinic
2007: Amer Society for Surg Hand Annual Meeting
2008: Online education AAOS elbow and genrl trauma
2008: Advanced Elbow Invited Teachers Course: Elbow Arthroplasty Mayo Clinic
2008: The Athlete’s Elbow– online course
2008: Pediatric orthopedic trauma– online course
2008: Selective exposures: The elbow– online course
2008: Techniques in Orthopedic Trauma– online course
2008: Surgical Techniques in Ortho: Elbow Arthroscopy– online course
2009: Comprehensive Review Course Hand Surgery
2010: Pain Assessment & Management – online course
2011: Advanced Elbow Invited Teachers Course: Elbow Stiffness Mayo Clinic
Honors
1978: Honors Program and Dean’s List UCLA
1978-1980: Two year Regent’s Scholarship UCLA
1982: Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
1987-1989: Full Scholarship MIT Master’s Degree
Professional Certification
1998: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery
1998: Level II Accreditation (workman’s comp)
1999: Certificate of Added Qualification in Hand Surgery
2009: ABOS Board Re-certification: Orthopedic Surgery
2009: Re-certification Certificate of Added Quality: Hand Surgery
2009: ACLS
2010: Israel Hand Specialty Certification
2010: Israel Orthopedic Specialty Certification
Professional Experience – USA
1996-2001: Woodridge Orthopaedic & Spine Center, Wheat Ridge, Colorado Private practice with specialty in hand, wrist, elbow & shoulder.
2001-2009: Kaiser Permanente, Denver Colorado Private practice with specialty in hand, wrist & elbow
Professional Experience – Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center
2007: Hadassah Medical Organization – Sabbatical Sept – Dec
2009-present Hadassah Medical Organization – full time staff senior physician with specialty in hand, wrist, elbow & microsurgery.
Other Professional Activities
a. Organizations & Committees
1997-1998:Medical Consultant for Knott Laboratory, Inc.
1997-2009: President Denver Hand Journal Club
1999-2001: Medical Education Committee – Lutheran Medical Center, Colorado
2003-2004: Research Review Committee – Kaiser Permanente, Colorado
2003-2007: American Society Surgery of the Hand – Transl & Clin Res Committee
2004-2009: Rocky Mountain Hand Society – executive committee
2008-2009: Rocky Mountain Hand Society – President
b. Membership in Professional Associations
1999: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
1999: American Society for Surgery of the Hand (ASSH)
2011: Israel Medical Association
2011: Israel Hand Society
2011: Orthopedic Trauma Association Israel
c. Editorial Responsibilities
1999, 2000: Hand Therapy Certification Commission - item writer for CHT exam
2005: Clinical Orthopedics and Related Research – Guest reviewer
1996-2000: Journal of Hand Surgery - Consultant reviewer
2005,2010,2011-Present: Journal of Hand Surgery – Scientific reviewer
Research
1979-1980: Participated in project utilizing genetic mapping of industrial microorganism (Streptomyces griseus), Hebrew University, Jerusalem
1989: Master’s Thesis: “Bone-Implant Stiffness in a Canine Model”, Mass General Hospital, Boston MA
1979-1980: Mass General Hospital Boston, Massachusetts: Research Assistant. Orthopedic Biomechanics Laboratory with William H. Harris, M.D. & Robert W. Mann, PhD.
Current Research
· Visual Estimation of joint angles of the wrist & elbow
· Quantification of grip forces required for activities of daily living
· Hyaluronic acid injection for tennis elbow
Teaching Experience
1993-1998,2008: Tutor anatomy of the extremities to medical students at USC and U of Colorado
1998: Course Director: Seminar “Ortho for Primary Care” Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2004: Course Director: “The Shoulder Demystified”, Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2005: Course Director: “The Finger Demystified”, Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2006: Course Director: “The Wrist Demystified”, Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2007: Course Director: “The Thumb Demystified”, Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2008: Course Director: “The Elbow Demystified”, Denver CO, organized and directed the seminar
2011: Hadassah Medical School, assist with anatomy of the extremities (with Joel Disraeli, PhD.)
Publications
PI = Principle investigator, C – Co-Author, S = Student, T = Technician
In bold = Chosen reprints best representing my research (# 5, 8, 9)
Thesis Work:
No MD Thesis at UCLA Medical School. Master’s Science thesis at MIT & Mass General Hospital: “Bone-Implant Stiffness in a Canine Model”, William H. Harris, MD and Robert W. Mann, PhD.
Peer Reviewed Original Papers
1. Davies JP T, Singer G C, Harris WH PI: “The effect of a thin coating of poly-methylmethacrylate on the torsional fatigue strength of the cement-metal interface. J Appl Biomater. 3:45-9 1992.
2. Singer G PI, Thordarson D C: “Train Versus Pedestrian Injuries: Orthopedic Management”. Orthopedic Review: Aspects of Trauma: 30-34, Feb 1994.
3. Kao JT PI, Giangarra CE C, Singer G C, Martin S C: “A Comparison of Outpatient and Inpatient Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery”. Arthroscopy 11:151-156, 1995.
4. Headley BJ PI, Singer G C: “Sifting Through CTS Symptoms”. Advance for Directors in Rehabilitation:41-45, June 1997.
5. Singer G PI, Ebramzadeh E C, Jones NF C, Meals R C: “Use of the Taguchi Method for Biomechanical Comparison of Flexor-Tendon-Repair Techniques to Allow Immediate Active Flexion. A New Method of Analysis and Optimization of Technique to Improve the Quality of the Repair” Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery 80A:1498-1506, October 1998.
6. Patzakis MJ PI, Bains RS C, Jackson L C, Shepherd L C, Singer G C, Ressler R C, Harvey F C, Holtom P C: “Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind Study Comparing Single-Agent Antibiotic Therapy, Ciprofloxacin, to Combination Antibiotic Therapy in Open Fracture Wounds. J of Ortho Trauma 14(8):529-533, Nov 2000.
7. Singer G PI, Ashworth C C: “Anatomic Variations and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome”. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 392:330-340, November 2001.
8. Singer G PI. “Radiation Exposure to the Hands of Hand Surgeons”. J Hand Surgery 30:795-797, July 2005.
9. Singer G PI, Herron D C, Herron B S. “Exposure for the large C-arm versus the mini C-arm using hand/wrist and elbow phantoms: larger is less”. Journal of Hand Surgery, 36A(4):628-631, April 2011.
10. Barzilay Y PI, Schroeder JE C, Safran O C, Singer G C, Hasharoni A C, Hiller N C, Gelfond R C, Kaplan L C: “Robotic assisted vertebral body augmentation-a radiation reduction tool”. Submitted for publication.
Peer Reviewed Clinical Observations (Case Reports)
Peer reviewed review papers:
1. Singer G PI. “Occupational Radiation Exposure to the Surgeon”. J Am Acad Orthop Surg 13:69-76, Jan/Feb 2005.
Letters
1. Singer G PI. “Commentary: Radiation Exposure in Hand Surgery”. J Hand Surgery 30:1317, Nov 2005
Proceedings
1. Gordon Singer, Ed Ebramzadeh, Neil F. Jones, Roy Meals. Biomechanical Comparison of Flexor Tendon Repairs for Immediate Active Flexion Rehabilitation: a new method of analysis and optimization for improved quality. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sept 1997, Denver, Colorado. (Winner of Sumner L. Koch Award - best research paper presented at meeting)
2. Gordon Singer, Ray Ashworth. Anatomic Variations and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 10-Year Clinical Experience. American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, 69th Annual Meeting, Feb 13-17, 2002 (Poster), Dallas, TX.
3. Gordon Singer. Radiation and the Hand Surgeon. International Federation for Surgery of the Hand, June 2004, Budapest, Hungary.
4. Gordon Singer. Radiation Exposure to the Hands of Hand Surgeons. International Federation for Surgery of the Hand, June 2004, Budapest, Hungary (Poster).
5. Gordon Singer. Radiation Exposure to the Hands of Hand Surgeons. American Society for Surgery of the Hand, Sept 2004, New York, NY.
6. Gordon Singer. Radiation and the Hand Surgeon. Annual Meeting of the Israeli Orthopedic Association, December 2009 , Tel Aviv, Israel.
7. Gordon Singer. Exposure for the large C-arm vs. the mini C-arm using hand/wrist and elbow phantoms: Larger is Less. The IOA annual meeting, 1-3 December 2010, Jerusalem, Israel.
8. Gordon Singer; Brent Herron; David Herron. Exposure for the large C-arm vs. the mini C-arm using hand/wrist and elbow phantoms: Larger is Less. The 27th International Jerusalem Symposium on Sports Injuries. Jan 2011, Jerusalem, Israel.
Invited talks:
1. Gordon Singer. Injuries to the Hand & Wrist. National Association of Orthopedic Nurses (NAON), August 2006, Denver, Colorado.
2. Gordon Singer. Carpal & Cubital Tunnel Syndrome. CAPA (Colorado Annual Physician Assistant) Sept 2008, Denver, Colorado.
3. Lutheran Medical Center Grand Rounds, March 1997: “Carpal and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome”
4. Lutheran Medical Center Grand Rounds Dec 1997:“Gordo the Orthopod Does Medicine in Calcutta”
5. Lutheran Medical Center Grand Rounds March 1998: “Management of Acute Pain after Surgical and Medical Procedures”
6. Denver Hand Special Interest Group March 1998: “Fractures and Dislocations about the Elbow”
7. Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Course for Primary Care Physicians and Allied Personnel, May 1997. Course chairman and presented “Surgery of the Hand and Upper Extremity”
8. Rocky Flats Nuclear Waste Site - Industrial Accidents to the Hand. May 1999.
9. University of Colorado Health Sciences, Orthopedic Trauma Lecture November 1999: “Adult and Pediatric injuries to the Elbow”.
10. Lutheran Medical Center Grand Rounds February 2000: “Marketing your practice: Ethical & Practical Issues”.
10. “Demystify the Shoulder” A course for allied personnel. St. Joseph Hospital, August 2004. Course chairman and presentations included shoulder exam, and thoracic outlet syndrome.
11. Denver Hand Special Interest Group, Pres/St. Luke’s Hospital Oct 2004: “Radiation and Biomechanics”.
12. “Demystify the Finger” A course for allied personnel. St. Joseph Hospital, August 2005. Course chairman and presentation included “Congenital Deformities”.
13. Kaiser Department of Rheumatology. “Wrist and Elbow Arthroplasty”. September 2006.
14. “Demystify the Wrist” A course for allied personnel. St. Joseph Hospital, October 2006. Course chairman and presentations included “Biomechanics of the Wrist”.
15. “Demystify the Thumb” A course for allied personnel. St. Joseph Hospital, April 2007. Course chairman and presentation included “The Thumb: Human vs. Other Apes”.
16. University of Colorado Hand Conference. “Elbow Instability”. June 15, 2007.
17. Grand Rounds, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Jerusalem Israel “Elbow Fracture-Dislocation” Oct 2007
18. Grand Rounds, Hadassah Ein Kerem, Jerusalem Israel “Elbow and Wrist Arthroplasty” Nov 2007
19. University of Colorado Hand Conference. “Elbow Fracture/Dislocations”. March 21, 2008.
20. Orthopedic Grand Rounds, Kaiser Colorado: “Update on wrist fractures: current concepts of volar locked plating. October 2008.
21. University of Colorado Orthopedic Conference. “Elbow Fracture/Dislocations”. May 15, 2009.
22. Hadassah Ein Kerem. “Cubital tunnel syndrome” April 11, 2010